Nepal: Gen Z movement left devastation of over Rs 84 billion
A government-appointed committee has revealed that the youth-led Gen Z movement in Nepal in early September inflicted devastating damage across the country, with losses...
Reddit challenges Australia’s ban on social media for under-16s
Reddit Inc., the California-based operator of the widely used online forum, has launched a legal challenge in Australia’s High Court in a bid to...
Germany: New government sparks outcry after reversing refugee promises
Germany’s conservative government has ignited an international uproar after abruptly reversing its commitment to resettle hundreds of Afghan refugees who had been promised sanctuary...
Australia bushfire: Season most dangerous since black summer
Australia is confronting an escalating bushfire crisis this summer that authorities and experts warn could be the most perilous since the catastrophic “Black Summer”...
Mexico approves new vape law, threatening sellers with eight years in prison
Mexico’s federal legislature has taken a decisive and controversial step by passing a sweeping reform aimed at cracking down on the manufacture and sale...
Indigenous deaths in custody hit record high in Australia
A newly released report by the Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) has laid bare a grim milestone: in the period 2024–25, a total of...
Gaza: Over 9k children hospitalised in October 2025 for acute malnutrition
More than 9,000 children in Gaza were hospitalised in October 2025 for severe acute malnutrition — a stark indication that the humanitarian crisis gripping...
Saudi Arabia’s alcohol sale extended to wealthy expats; sparks outrage
Saudi Arabia has quietly relaxed its long-standing alcohol restrictions by allowing certain non-Muslim foreign residents to legally purchase liquor — provided they meet strict...
US: Trump ends birthright citizenship, call measure ‘for slaves, not the rich’
US President Donald Trump has defended his January 2025 decision to end automatic birthright citizenship for children born in the United States to parents...